THREAD
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-Trump directs Pompeo to notify UN of intent to 'snapback' #Iran sanctions
-Pompeo warns Russia, China against ignoring move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran
-Iran unveils locally made ballistic/cruise missiles amid tensions
#TriggerSnapback
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-Trump directs Pompeo to notify UN of intent to 'snapback' #Iran sanctions
-Pompeo warns Russia, China against ignoring move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran
-Iran unveils locally made ballistic/cruise missiles amid tensions
#TriggerSnapback
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"Everyone from Barack Obama to Joe Biden to [former Secretary of State] John Kerry told the American people we could snapback at any time even if every other country opposed it,” said @rich_goldberg.
#Iran
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"Everyone from Barack Obama to Joe Biden to [former Secretary of State] John Kerry told the American people we could snapback at any time even if every other country opposed it,” said @rich_goldberg.
#Iran
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When asked if the U.S. would target Russia & China with sanctions if they refuse to reimpose the U.N. measures on Iran, Pompeo told Fox News: “Absolutely… We have already done that, where we have seen any country violate.”
#Iran
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When asked if the U.S. would target Russia & China with sanctions if they refuse to reimpose the U.N. measures on Iran, Pompeo told Fox News: “Absolutely… We have already done that, where we have seen any country violate.”
#Iran
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“Nobody can stop us. The Chinese can’t stop us, the Russians can’t stop us, the Iranians can’t stop us. We have a unilateral right to do this and we’re gonna go execute it,” Pompeo said.
#Iran
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nypost.com/2020/08/19/pom…
“Nobody can stop us. The Chinese can’t stop us, the Russians can’t stop us, the Iranians can’t stop us. We have a unilateral right to do this and we’re gonna go execute it,” Pompeo said.
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“There was a reason for [the snapback mechanism]. The reason for this was President Obama was trying to convince the American people that what he was doing wasn’t crazy,” Secretary Pompeo added.
#Iran
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“There was a reason for [the snapback mechanism]. The reason for this was President Obama was trying to convince the American people that what he was doing wasn’t crazy,” Secretary Pompeo added.
#Iran
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In a propaganda drive to save face & lift the spirits of its concerned forces, #Iran’s regime introduced two new missiles to its arsenal today.
Reuters report
reuters.com/article/us-ira…
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In a propaganda drive to save face & lift the spirits of its concerned forces, #Iran’s regime introduced two new missiles to its arsenal today.
Reuters report
reuters.com/article/us-ira…
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Quoting @AuroraIntel:
“Iran’s new Haj Qassem (Soleimani) Ballistic Missile with the range of 1,400km and the Abu Mahdi (Muhandis) Cruise missile with the range of 1,000km.”
#Iran
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Quoting @AuroraIntel:
“Iran’s new Haj Qassem (Soleimani) Ballistic Missile with the range of 1,400km and the Abu Mahdi (Muhandis) Cruise missile with the range of 1,000km.”
#Iran
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“Without snapping sanctions back in place, not only will the conventional arms embargo be lifted in October, so too will five other sets of sanctions imposed by the U.N. at various points before the JCPOA was signed in 2015.”
#Iran
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nationalreview.com/2020/08/iran-n…
“Without snapping sanctions back in place, not only will the conventional arms embargo be lifted in October, so too will five other sets of sanctions imposed by the U.N. at various points before the JCPOA was signed in 2015.”
#Iran
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nationalreview.com/2020/08/iran-n…
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Obama's highly flawed "JCPoA is effectively dead already; we just haven't had the funeral yet."
#Iran
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Obama's highly flawed "JCPoA is effectively dead already; we just haven't had the funeral yet."
#Iran
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Quoting @omriceren
Iran deal FLASHBACK
Aug 2015 this week. @AP revealed secret side deal that allowed Iran to self-inspect nuclear facility where they had done nuclear weapons work. Team Obama ran to their favorite echo chamber authors to attack AP.
#Iran
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Quoting @omriceren
Iran deal FLASHBACK
Aug 2015 this week. @AP revealed secret side deal that allowed Iran to self-inspect nuclear facility where they had done nuclear weapons work. Team Obama ran to their favorite echo chamber authors to attack AP.
#Iran
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Quoting @omriceren
Aug 2016—@WSJ uncovered Team Obama gave Iran $1.7b cash ransom for hostages. At briefing State Dept. admitted they'd been lying about the quid pro quo.
"... this particular fact is not something that we’ve talked about in the past"
#Iran
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Quoting @omriceren
Aug 2016—@WSJ uncovered Team Obama gave Iran $1.7b cash ransom for hostages. At briefing State Dept. admitted they'd been lying about the quid pro quo.
"... this particular fact is not something that we’ve talked about in the past"
#Iran
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